Omaha (The Movie)
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Dan Mirvish
Hughston Walkinshaw
Jill Anderson
Frankie Bee
Christopher M Dukes
Dick Mueller
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Enter the world of Simon, a young Omahan. His dysfunctional family is driving him crazy. So he escapes to the farthest place on earth from Omaha: Nepal. A year later, Simon returns a changed man. He's a practicing Buddhist. Unfortunately, his family has remained exactly the same. Simon looks up his old friend Lars, who works the nightshift at a donut shop and recites poetry in the park, and also reunites with high school flame, Gina. To calm himself, Simon chews on Buddhist prayer stones he got in Nepal. Gina thinks they might be emeralds. Unbeknownst to our heroes, a jeweler instructs his henchmen, Jorge and Gustavo - two down-on-their-luck Colombians - to steal the jewels. At a reststop along the highway, the Colombians snatch the emeralds from out of Gina's car. The chase is on, as Simon and Gina follow the thieves over the entire length of Nebraska. Gina and Simon succeed in beating up the Colombians, and in the end, Simon concludes that he can find his spiritual peace in Nebraska after all.
Director
Dan Mirvish
Cast
Hughston Walkinshaw
Jill Anderson
Frankie Bee
Christopher M Dukes
Dick Mueller
Scott Kurz
Rene Johnson
Melissa Jarecke
Lars Erik Madsen
Robert Garfield
Tim Siragusa
P J Morgan
Ben Nelson
Richard Roth
Allan L Abott
Del Webber
Michael Scott
Earl E Bates
David Gaines
Tom Rudloff
Crew
Dana Altman
Oslo Anderson
Rick Endacott
Ophir Finkelthal
A Craig Florian
M J Greenberg
Adam Hyman
Alexandra Komisaruk
Alexandra Komisaruk
Kristin A Landis
Lawrence Maddox
Andrew Mcpherson
Dan Mirvish
Dan Mirvish
Nancy Ross
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States April 1995
Released in United States August 1994
Released in United States August 1995
Released in United States January 1995
Released in United States March 1995
Released in United States October 16, 1995
Released in United States October 1994
Released in United States on Video August 20, 1996
Released in United States September 1994
Released in United States Spring April 28, 1995
Shown at Avignon/New York Film Festival in New York City April 5-11, 1995.
Shown at Drambuie Edinburgh Film Festival August 13-27, 1995.
Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 18-26, 1994.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 6-16, 1994.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 5-15, 1995.
Shown at Slamdance '95: The First Annual Guerrilla International Film Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah January 20-27, 1995.
Shown at South By Southwest (SXSW) Film & Media Conference in Austin, Texas March 10-18, 1995.
Shown in Minneapolis (Shoestring Showcase), Minnesota October 16, 1995.
Released in United States January 1995 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 5-15, 1995.)
Released in United States January 1995 (Shown at Slamdance '95: The First Annual Guerrilla International Film Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah January 20-27, 1995.)
Released in United States August 1994 (Benefit premiere in Omaha (Indian Hills Theater), Nebraska August 1994.)
Began shooting October 18, 1993.
Released in United States on Video August 20, 1996
Broadcast in USA over Sundance Channel June 1, 1996.
Released in United States April 1995 (Shown at Avignon/New York Film Festival in New York City April 5-11, 1995.)
Feature directorial debut for USC graduate Dan Mirvish.
Released in United States October 1994 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 6-16, 1994.)
Completed shooting November 19, 1993.
Released in United States March 1995 (Shown at South By Southwest (SXSW) Film & Media Conference in Austin, Texas March 10-18, 1995.)
Released in United States September 1994 (Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 18-26, 1994.)
Released in United States October 16, 1995 (Shown in Minneapolis (Shoestring Showcase), Minnesota October 16, 1995.)
Released in United States August 1995 (Shown at Drambuie Edinburgh Film Festival August 13-27, 1995.)
Released in United States Spring April 28, 1995
